Borough Unveils New Local Alert System

Chatham Borough has instituted a new official alert system for emergencies called AlertChathamBorough, and Deputy Emergency Management Director Steve Williams sat down with Chatham Patch recently to demonstrate the sign-up process.

Residents who register with AlertChathamBorough can sign up to be contacted via cell phone, home phone, pager, email, fax or text, and in the order they wish.

The borough will use AlertChathamBorough to alert residents about other critical events in town, such as road closures, power outages, fires, floodings and local events. Residents can choose what they wish to be notified about, and if they have special needs that require consideration such as TTD/TTY services for the hearing impaired.

Williams recently gave a presentation before the Chatham Borough Council on AlertChathamBorough. A PDF of his presentation is included in the Photos section of this article.

AlertChathamBorough is powered by Everbridge and provided through a service from Morris County. Chatham Township will also begin using Everbridge later this year and township residents can register by clicking here.